Thread: Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?

I'm looking to get myself one and hopefully shoot a deer over open sights with it, as well as wearing/using as much older equipment as I can find.

A fellow forum member is loaning me his one which is bloody good of him. Hopefully I can bag a goat or two to get my eye in and then go after sika with one.
The main goal will be to get a sika over my dog with an open sight 303, and I'm sure I'll have a lot of fun trying to get there!

Originally Posted by hebe

I'm looking to get myself one and hopefully shoot a deer over open sights with it, as well as wearing/using as much older equipment as I can find.

A fellow forum member is loaning me his one which is bloody good of him. Hopefully I can bag a goat or two to get my eye in and then go after sika with one.
The main goal will be to get a sika over my dog with an open sight 303, and I'm sure I'll have a lot of fun trying to get there!

Update. Have gotten hold of an open sight .303 (borrowed from a fellow forum user) and on my first outing I managed to shoot 9 goats over the dog with it at distances ranging from 5-6 yards to about 120 odd.

I think I'm converted.

Originally Posted by hebe

Update. Have gotten hold of an open sight .303 (borrowed from a fellow forum user) and on my first outing I managed to shoot 9 goats over the dog with it at distances ranging from 5-6 yards to about 120 odd.

I think I'm converted.


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How's the dogs ears?

Originally Posted by Maxx

How's the dogs ears?

Probably keeps whining, head on a swivel looking around for another dog continuously whining somewhere nearby.

Originally Posted by Maxx

How's the dogs ears?

I shoot a suppressed 7mm08 over him normally so he got a bit of a fright..in saying that he seemed to be pretty happy letting me walk infront of him to shoot once he had indicated on a couple. Hardcase how they figure things out.